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Seven top Republican presidential hopefuls will gather this month for the first New Hampshire 2012 debate. Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Michele Bachmann, Newt Gingrich, Herman Cain, Ron Paul, and Rick Santorum will meet at Saint Anselm College for the face-off, hosted by CNN’s John King. It's the first debate of the election for Bachmann, Gingrich, and Romney, and it will be held June 13, some eight months before the state’s primary.

The Atlantic snarkily refers to it as the "first GOP debate with recognizable candidates," thus distinguishing it from last month's South Carolina debate. As for Sarah Palin: “I don't think I'm going to be there,” she told reporters. “Thank you for asking, though.”

What about Huntsman? and can we put Trump in there too - just for more laughs.

Iffida

Jun 3, 2011 3:29 PM CDT

Seven big morons,, but they left out one of the biggest morons, Sarah Palin. Debate??? All they can do is tear this country down.

Non-deep-thinker

Jun 3, 2011 2:26 PM CDT

We need an adult in the White House soooooooo bad. It doesn't even matter who it is. In fact, at this point, it doesn't even matter if they are an adult. Anyone over the age of 17 who's had some experience doing anything at all would be fine. If that's too young for the law, change the law.